Here I go, I'm awake
No safety net, no fire escape
Pounding blood, icy hands
Eatching all the falling grains of sand
How can I abandon this
The only home I know
Leaving's not as hard as letting go
Oh my father - am I far enough from you
As I wander like we always knew I'd do
I forgive you
But on a night like this I can not pretend that I miss you
And you will not see me soon
Making sense (you say you're nothing like me)
Of this place (that I don't know)
Like a knot (my words go through you)
Unraveling (just like a ghost)
Racing mind (you won't be far from my thoughts)
Out of breath (I'll leave the porch light on)
I was miles away years before I left (if you need a place you know)
But how can I abandon this
The only life I know
Oh my father - am I far enough from you
As I wander like we always knew I'd do
I forgive you
But on a night like this I can not pretend that I miss you
And you will not see me soon
Years have crackled and burned
All these battles won and lessons learned
My scars just part of my skin
They've made the man I am, but I can
Still remember the day
I was oh so young and open minded
Now I'm off on my own
But I leave behind these words for you
Oh my father - am I far enough from you
As I wander like we always knew I'd do
I forgive you
But on a night like this I can not pretend that I miss you
And you will not see me soon